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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM JANUARY 5, 2017 • THE QUEENS COURIER 17 FREE Eye Exam WITH PURCHASE OF COMPLETE PAIR OF GLASSES OR EYE EXAM ONLY – $25 (REG. $85) Dr Lee is here every Friday for Exams from 12-6pm COMPETITIVE PRICES 20% OFF ALL PURCHASES ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Varilux no-line bifocals �������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������������������������������������ $170 ������������������������������������ �������������������� �������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������ 2 Pairs of Eyeglasses (Frames & Lenses) $99 ������������������������������������������������������ ������������������������������������ �������������������� �������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������ We Honor Most Competitor’s Coupons WE ARE A LOCAL FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS, NOT A CHAIN���������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������ HUGE SELECTION! 50% OFF non-prescription sunglasses. Some restrictions may apply. Not to be combined with any other offer. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Clifford ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Optical 38-19 BELL BOULEVARD, BAYSIDE ������������������������������ OFFERING THE LOWEST PRICES ON CONTACT LENSES CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� JANUARY SALE TA K E 20-50% OFF on yellow and red tagged items LAMP SHADE SALE ���������������������� ������������������������������������ ������������������������ With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount.Excludes Repairs, ���������������������������������������������������������������������� CUTLER’S LIGHTING 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. 10% OFF ANY PURCHASE TAX TIPS Expiring Breaks BY JOHN SAVIGNANO A slew of tax breaks for individuals and businesses lapsed on Dec. 31, 2016. Among those breaks that expired: Th e exclusion of up to $2 million of forgiven debt on primary homes. Also expired are the credit for installing energy effi cient windows in one’s residence; the write-off for private mortgage insurance; the 30% credit for geothermal heat pumps, wind turbines and fuel cell property; credits for biodiesel and other alternative fuels as well as twowheeled electric vehicles; and shorter depreciation lives for young racehorses. Accelerated expensing write-off s for some Broadway and fi lm production costs also died as 2016 came to a close. Th e odds of most of the provisions being reinstated in 2017 are pretty poor. Congress adjourned for the year aft er passing a short-term government funding bill, which did not address the expiring tax breaks, much to the chagrin of many taxpayers. And next year, GOP lawmakers will be busy with tax reform and repealing Obamacare. Please contact us if you have any further questions. John Savignano operates the Savignano Accounts & Advisors Firm located at 47-46 Vernon Blvd., second fl oor, in Long Island City. For more information, call 718-707-0955. Smoking ban at North Shore Towers offi cially underway BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI smonteverdi@qns.com/@smont76 With the dawn of the new year, a gated co-op at the Queens/Nassau border became the largest cooperative in New York City to implement smoke-free protections. On Jan. 1, bylaws banning smoking within enclosed areas at North Shore Towers offi cially went into eff ect. “Eff ective Jan. 1, 2017, the Lessee nor anyone else occupying or visiting shareholders apartments shall not be permitted to smoke any cigarettes, cigars, pipes or other substance in the apartment, terrace or balcony,” the amendment reads. Smoking is not permitted within the enclosed areas of the co-op, including hallways, stairwells, lounges, cardrooms or the garage. Th e co-op arcade, courtyard and laundromat are also included in the smoking ban. In an eff ort to accommodate residents or visitors who still wish to smoke, several areas throughout the exterior area of the co-op buildings have been designated as “smoking areas.” Th ese areas include the golf course, the outside terrace area of the country club, the rear exit and circle area of the Towers on the Green restaurant, a section by the outdoor pool, the employee parking lot and others. Each designated smoking area has been outfi tted with a receptacle for cigarette butts. Th e cooperative’s smoke-free protections were announced at a press conference at the co-op on Dec. 19 aft er a nearly two-month campaign led by resident volunteers to educate tenants and encourage them to vote. Th e amendment was passed aft er a 88 percent voter turnout by co-op shareholders — with 73 percent of those shareholders voting in favor of the bylaws. North Shore Towers is a luxury, gated co-op community with 1,844 apartments within three buildings on 110 acres of land.


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